ataractic
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1. a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | psychotropic agent, |
| definition | : | a chemical substance that can influence human consciousness (noun.artifact) |
| hypernym | : | sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug, |
| definition | : | a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | antipsychotic, antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic drug, major tranquilizer, major tranquilliser, major tranquillizer, neuroleptic, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic drug, |
| definition | : | tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | antianxiety drug, anxiolytic, anxiolytic drug, minor tranquilizer, minor tranquilliser, minor tranquillizer, |
| definition | : | a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability (noun.artifact) |
2. tending to soothe or tranquilize (adj.all)
| similar | : | depressant, |
| definition | : | capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all) |
3. a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, |
| definition | : | cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, |
| definition | : | make calm or still (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilising, tranquilizing, tranquillising, tranquillizing, |
| definition | : | tending to soothe or tranquilize (adj.all) |
4. tending to soothe or tranquilize (adj.all)
| derivation | : | depressant, downer, sedative, sedative drug, |
| definition | : | a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | antianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquilliser, tranquillizer, |
| definition | : | a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | ataraxia, |
| definition | : | peace of mind (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, |
| definition | : | cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to (verb.body) |
5. a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, |
| definition | : | cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, |
| definition | : | make calm or still (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilising, tranquilizing, tranquillising, tranquillizing, |
| definition | : | tending to soothe or tranquilize (adj.all) |
6. tending to soothe or tranquilize (adj.all)
| derivation | : | depressant, downer, sedative, sedative drug, |
| definition | : | a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | antianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquilliser, tranquillizer, |
| definition | : | a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | ataraxia, |
| definition | : | peace of mind (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, |
| definition | : | cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to (verb.body) |
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